Car-coupling



(No Model.)

TQH. JAMES.

GAR COUPLING.

No. 287,130 Patented Oct. 23, 1883.

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NITED STATES PATENT E IcE.

THoMAs H. JAMEs, OF EEPUBLIo, MICHIGAN.

CAR-COUPLING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 287,130, dated October 23, 188?.

Application filed May 19,1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THoMAs HENRY J AMEs, of Republic, in the county of Marquette and State of Michigan, have invented a new and Improved Gar-Coupler, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to the draw-heads of cars in which the common link and pin are used as couplers; and it has for its object to provide means whereby the same may be made automatic in their action, and whereby the parts are made accessible. I

To this end my invention consists in the construction and combination of parts, hereinafter described and claimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification,

in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure lis alongitudinal sectional elevation of my improved car-coupler. Fig. 2 is afront end elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the under side of the slotted wing of the coupler-gate. Fig. 4 is an edge View of the angular gate. Fig. 5 is a plan view of the short wing-gate. Fig. 6 is a longitudinal elevation of the draw-head.

The draw-head A, which is held on the bottom of the car in the usual manner, is provided with an opening, B, in the front edge of the bottom of which a rabbet, O, isformed at the upper end of the inclined bottom of the mouth of the draw-head. In its top theopening B is provided with a recess, D. At the inner end of the top inclined surface of the mouth of the draw-head a transverse shaft, E, is journaled, one end of which is journaledin an aperture in the draw-head, and the other end is j ournaled in a removable door, F, closing an opening inthe side of the draw-head. To the said shait E an angular door or gate, G, is fastened,which is provided with a short wing, G, and a long wing, G at right angles to each other,:the long wing G being prolink L enters the draw-head opening, it strikes the wing G thereby swinging the same inward and swinging the wing G against the front end of the recess D. The wing G will thus be swung from under the pin J, which drops and I passes through the slot H and the couplinglink L, whereby the cars will be coupled automatically. The door F i s provided for closing the side opening through which the angular gate or door G is inserted into the draw-head. As soon as the pin is raised and the link is withdrawn, the wing G swings down again, and the pin can then again rest on the wing G.

as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- The combination, with the draw-head A, having an aperture in one side, of the angular gate G, having a slot, H, in one wing, swinging on shaft E, the side door, F, fitted over said aperture, and the shaft E, journaled at one end in the draw-head and at the other end in said door F, as described- THOMAS H. JAMES. Witnesses:

Y W. D. GAMBLE,

E. E. WEIsEE.

. Having thus descrlbed my invention, I claim 

